dichotomous

[dih-kot-uh-muh s]

adjective

divided or dividing into two parts.
of or relating to dichotomy.

Origin of dichotomous

1680–90; < Late Latin dichotomos < Greek dichótomos. See dicho-, -tome, -ous

Related formsdi·chot·o·mous·ly, adverbdi·chot·o·mous·ness, nounnon·di·chot·o·mous, adjectivenon·di·chot·o·mous·ly, adverbun·di·chot·o·mous, adjectiveun·di·chot·o·mous·ly, adverb

Examples from the Web for dichotomously

Historical Examples of dichotomously

From each nodal-point (between every three meshes) arises a bristle-shaped radial spine, which is dichotomously branched.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)
Ernst Haeckel
The genus is marked by its surface-net supported at the tips of the dichotomously branched divisions of the columella.
The North American Slime-Moulds
Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
The distal ends of the feet are dichotomously branched, with stouter simple fork-branches.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index
Ernst Haeckel
Plant-body a dichotomously branching thallus, terrestrial or aquatic.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States
Asa Gray